Budget build

[Rebel836]

Budget (including currency): $1400 USD

Country: U.S.

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: COD, APEX, Overwatch, GTA etc, haven't branched out much since I've been limited by my current laptop

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

I don't really have any peripherals but I'll make them work for now. I can get a crappy $20 keyboard and mouse from walmart or something in the mean time. I need a monitor and have one included in a couple rough draft builds. I also don't have windows but I figured I'd use the demo version until I can get a legit copy. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 UD ATX AM4 Motherboard	$159.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE DARK Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card	$499.99 @ Best Buy
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA B5 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$96.98 @ Newegg
Custom	ASUS PB277Q 27" WQHD 2560x1440 75Hz 1ms HDMI DVI VGA Eye Care Monitor	$249.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1434.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 17:30 EDT-0400

This is my example AMD build based on a build that was actually featured on pcpartpicker, I just modified some parts 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$34.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$124.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$62.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$119.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card	$499.99 @ Best Buy
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA B5 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$96.98 @ Newegg
Custom	ASUS PB277Q 27" WQHD 2560x1440 75Hz 1ms HDMI DVI VGA Eye Care Monitor	$249.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1449.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 17:31 EDT-0400

This is my example Intel build, also based on the same featured build. 

 

Basically I have 1280 dollars and my girl said she would be willing to spot me a couple hundred if needed. There might be SOME flexibility but I'm not trying to inconvenience anyone so any suggestions would be nice. 

[F.E.A.R.]

Don't go with an Intel build because the CPU's are overpriced and 10th Gen is coming in June. If your girl can give you a couple of hundred bucks more, then go with this build I tried, I mean 200ish bucks more for a 1440p 144hz gaming experience. You don't need a monitor that's 1440p 75hz.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$83.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card	$433.98 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor	MSI OPTIX MAG271CQR 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$404.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1602.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 18:17 EDT-0400

If not then go with this. It's 40$ above the budget, but I tried balancing it out.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$83.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$114.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$269.99 @ B&H
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower Case	$99.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Best Buy
Monitor	MSI OPTIX MAG271CQR 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$404.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1458.91
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1438.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 18:18 EDT-0400

 

 

[Rebel836]

Well I figured that even though it's 75hz, it's still decent for entry level and a monitor is a lot easier to upgrade than an internal component.

 

How do those Radeon GPUs stack up against the RTX?

[boggy77]

9 hours ago, Rebel836 said:

How do those Radeon GPUs stack up against the RTX?

5700xt is somewhere close to a 2070 super (5% slower maybe)

5700 is at the 2060 super level

5600xt is at the 2060 level.

[F.E.A.R.]

On 5/15/2020 at 12:26 AM, Rebel836 said:

Well I figured that even though it's 75hz, it's still decent for entry level and a monitor is a lot easier to upgrade than an internal component.

 

How do those Radeon GPUs stack up against the RTX?

It's not. I get that a monitor is easier to upgrade, but you don't have to spend money again to upgrade. I mean saving up money and buying a straight 1440p 144hz monitor is better.

 

The RX 5700 XT has the same level of performance as the RTX 2070S. In some titles though, depending which games favor Nvidia or AMD, the difference is 10-20 FPS.

The same thing applies for the RTX 2060 and RX 5600 XT.